Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will clash in the desert of Saudi Arabia in a crunch fight in the heavyweight division.
Few predicted there would be a rematch when Ruiz stepped in to challenge Joshua at six weeks’ notice in June when Jarrell Miller was forced out having failed three drug tests.
But the chubby challenger dropped Joshua four times before stopping him in the seventh round to rip away his three heavyweight belts.
Six months on and the rivals will clash again in a mouthwatering sequel which has split the boxing world and which will have repercussions long after the fight is over.
Here is everything you need to know about the fight…
TV channel and cost
The fight will be broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and will cost £24.95. The programme will start at 5pm and you can purchase the pay-per-view by clicking here .
In America, the fight will be streamed on DAZN.
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Live stream
The fight can be streamed via the Sky Sports website while illegal streams will be clamped down upon to avoid piracy.
Fight time
The ring walks will take place at 8.45pm UK time with the fight starting shortly after 9pm. In the United States, the fight will start at 4pm on the east coast and 1pm on the west coast.
Undercard
Alexander Povetkin vs Michael Hunter
Filip Hrgovic vs Eric Molina
Dillian Whyte vs Mariusz Wach
Mahammadrasul Majidov vs Tom Little
Ivan Price vs Swedi Mohamed
Diego Pacheco vs Selemani Saidi
Odds
Anthony Joshua 4/9
Andy Ruiz Jr 7/4
Draw 28/1
* Odds subject to change
Latest news
Andy Ruiz Jr hopes Anthony Joshua comes into the ring riled up and swinging for the fences.
The heavyweights clash for a second time in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, six months after Ruiz produced one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history.
Joshua looked out of sorts in New York this past summer and is expected to adopt a different, more cautious approach second time round.
But Ruiz is banking on his rival losing his cool.
“I want him to be mad and swinging in the ring, I want him to have that attitude because I will be calm and know exactly what we need to do,” he said.
“I don’t know if I am his bogeyman, I think his style was just perfect for me and I think it will be the same.
“I think he will box around nicely for four or five rounds until I take the pressure to him, start hitting his body and mixing it up.
“I did say he was not good enough to avoid me for the full 12 rounds, on the backfoot, we have been working on this for a round three months now and I know, whatever he brings, we will be ready for it.
“The doubters were just wondering, ‘What happened to Anthony Joshua? There’s something wrong with him.’
“Truly I think it was my style. It was the way that I handled him and that I took his punches.
“He gave me the hardest punches that he has so I ate them and that is what we are going to be doing again.”
